Students
Something you must do is create or re-activate your ProjectBoard account. ProjectBoard is the way you will register your project, submit your ISEF forms before you start your project or research, and upload information about your work. An account must be established before you start the submission process. Create a ProjectBoard account by going to the Ohio Academy of Science website to start the process.
Create a ProjectBoard Account Here
If you are a student at a school that has a science fair teacher, you will need to know the class number so that you will be connected to your teacher through ProjectBoard.
If you do not have a teacher to work with, you will need to email someone at the Ohio Academy of Science to get a special class number. Send the email to Info@ohiosci.org. Say that you need a class number, because you do not have a teacher in a school to guide you. The link below provides more information for independent students.
Find Independent Studnet Information Here
Before you start work on your research or project you must submit several permission and registration forms. They are called the OAS Consent and Release Form (Ohio Academy of Science), OAS Combined Approval Form, and the necessary ISEF Forms (International Science and Engineering Fair). This year the OAS Combined Approval Form should be used instead of ISEF forms 1, 1A, and 1B. You can find the links below.
OAS Consent and Release Agreement
OAS Combine ISEF Approval Forms
Projects can be in any of a number of areas: Animal Sciences, Behavioral and Social Sciences, Biochemistry, Biomedical and Health Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Cellular and Molecular Biology, Chemistry, Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Embedded Systems, Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design, Engineering Mechanics, Environmental Engineering, Materials Science, Mathematics, Microbiology, Physics and Astronomy, Plant Sciences, Robotics and Intelligent Machines, Systems Software, Translational Medical Science. Additional information about categories and sub-categories is available:
Project Categories and Subcategories
Once you have an account, and before December 9, 2025, you can start your project. It will be in Makerspace, which gives lots of hints and information. After December 9, you can copy your work into an actual project submission.